Removable trunk-pad



G. H.- WHEAHY.

REMOVABLE `TRUNK PAD.

APPLICATION FILED ,IUNE 1o. 1919 Patented June 21, i921.

UNITED STATES PATENT orFicE.

GEORGE HENRY WHEARY, or Erminia, WISCONSIN..

.REMVABLE TRUNK-PAD.

To all fui/wm t may con cern.' i

Be it known that l, GEORGE HENRY liiinfin'r, a citizen of the United States, and

resident of Racine, inthe county of Racinev pads more particularly adapted i'or retaining garments in suspended position on garment hangers in the wardrobe section o' a wardrobe trunk.

ln wardrobe trunks of the better type as now constructed the trunk body is divided vertically medially .into two sections which are rhinged together andV are adapted to swing horizontally to open or closed position. One of these sections is usually provided with drawers and other compartments and the other section, called the wardrobe section, is usually provided with garment hanger tracks upon which garment hangers are slidably mounted. ally of the extensible type to permit the hangers to be slid outwardly on the track while in suspended positions. Garments are suspended y on and folded over the hangers and in orderto permit them to be freely removed from the trunk section the upper end ot the section is open and is provided with a cover which may be swung uppardly to open position. ln trunks et this type it is necessary to provide means rlor engaging the hangers andgarments to securely hold them in position and prevent their accidental disarrangenient during transportation and without injury to the garments.

It is one ci the objects of the present invention to provide the wardrobe section ot a wardrobe trunk with a removable means for hrmly and yieldingly holding the hangers and garments carried thereby .in position within the said section.

A further object or the invention is to provide a removable trunk pad which may be easily attached to or removed from the upper end portion of the wardrobe section ot' a trunk.

A further object of the invention is to provide a removable trunk pad which is of The tracks are usu Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 2L 192L Application led .Tune l0, 1919. Serial No. 803,099.

very simple construction, is ystrong and durable. and is well adapted for the purpose described.

Withthe above and other objects in viewn the invention consists of the improved re movable trunk pad and its parts and combinations as setrorth in the claims, and all equivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawings in which the same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the views:

Figure l is a top view or a portion of a wardrobe trunk shown in open position and providedwith the improved removable pad; Fig.` 2 is avertical sectional view thereof. on a `larger scale, taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional detail view taken on line 3 3 oi" Fig. l; and

F ig. l is a sectional detail view taken at right angles to'Fig. 3.

I eferringto the drawing, the numeral 5 indicates the trunk body generally Vwhich is divided vertically to form a drawer section 6 and a wardrobe section hinged there-` to and arranged to loe swung horizontally tol open or closed position. The upper end of the wardrobe section is open and is provided :with a cover 8 which, while shown as hinged to the drawer section, may if desired be hinged to the wardrobe section, but in either construction will close the open end ot the wardrobe section. The `cover is provided with front and side depending anges 9 and l() which are connected to the top by angular corner edge reinforcing members l1.` rlliese reinforcing members ll form inside angular edge recesses 12 which are utilized tolconnect'the pad 13 to the top.

Garment hanger tracks 14 mounted in the upper portiouoi the wardrobe section have garment hangers l5 slidably and removably mounted thereon which are adapted to support and have garments folded over the upper horizontal edges l5 thereof. Said horizontal edges are parallel to and positioned a short distance from the top cover.

The removable pad is formed ol sott yielding material and is interposed` between the upper edges 15 of the hangers and the top cover and is of greater thickness than the space between said edges and the cover so that the upper hanger edges and the apparel draped thereover will embed in the pad in the manner shown in F ig. 4L and be maintained in adjusted position on the tracks. In order to prevent the pad from injuriously abrading or rubbing apparel of delicate material,V due to vibration of the parts during transportation, the pad is filled with a soft yielding but firm material and the covering 13 ,of the pad is preferably of very soft silky material like plush. When the pad is thus formed themost delicate wearing apparel may be held on the l'iangers without injury Vand without requiring pressf ing when the trunk has reached its destination and is unpacked. v

In order to removably hold the pad connected to the top cover the pad is mounted on a board or flat non-flexible material 16 and lsaid'board is reinforced along its opposite side edges by metal reinforcing strips 17 of angular form in cross section. The front ends 18 of these strips project forwardly from Vthe front edge of the pad engage the circular recesses 19 and prevent longitudinal movement of the pad. l

In use the pad is removably mounted in thel trunk cover in the manner shown and wearingapparel is draped in the usual man-V ner over the garment hangers and the top cover is closed. The upper edges of the hangers and the portions of the garments draped thereover will be yieldingly embedded inthepad and maintained in'ad justed position without injury andin a manner to eliminate repressing. f

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the removable trunk pad is of very simple construction and is Vwell adapted for the purpose described.

What I claim as my, invention is:

A1. rl`he combination with a trunk havingV a wardrobe section with a top cover and garment hangers shdably mounted 1n the wardrobe section adjacent the cover, the top cover being shaped to form an inside angular recess, of a pad therefor comprising a nonflexible pad member interposed between the top cover and the garment hangers and having a pad-member formed of soft yielding material on its lower face and into` which the upper edge portions of the hangers or apparel draped thereon embed when the top cover, is in closed positiomsaid pad having `a covering of soft non-abrading material,

reinforcing members mounted on the opposite side portions of the non-f1exible pad member and projecting outwardly therefrom in offset relation thereto and extending into the inside angular recess, and buttons pivoted to the top cover and lockingly engaging portions of the opposite end of the reinforcing member. A y

Z'The combination with a trunk having a wardrobe section with a top cover and garmenthangers slidably mounted in the wardrobe section adjacent the cover, the top cover being shaped to form an'inside angular recess, of a pad therefor comprising a nonfiesible pad member interposed between the top cover and the garment hangers and hav-Y ing a pad member formed of soft yielding material on its lower face and into which the upper edge portions of the hangers or apparel draped thereon embed when the to-p cover is 1n closed position, said pad having covering of soft non-abrading material,

reinforcing members mounted on the oppof site side portions of the non-flexible pad member and projecting outwardly therefrom in onset relation lthereto and extending into the inside angular recess, the opposite end portions of the kreinforcing members being recessed, and angular buttons pivoted to the top cover and loclringly engaging the recessed portions of the reinforcing members.

3. le; removabletrunlr pad, comprising a non-flexible' member having a pad portion fori ed on one of its side faces with a covering of soft non-abrading material, and reinforcino' members mounted on the opposite sido edge portions of the non-nexible member and having front and side edge projecting offset portions for easily removable connection with a trunk cover.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

GEORGE HENRY W'IIEARY. 

